The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-09-03


bles the congIomerate heterogen-
eous composition of that OF New
York city. And III the colored re-
representatives. OF all the different
slave states are particularly numer-
GUS; for you will remember that IN
antebellum times New Orleans was
not only the greatest sugar and
cotton market of the world but the
greatest slave market. Aud to me
it is u great pleasure to have old
men and women of the SIX les and
seventies asking about their reIa-
tives and old friends in Georgia,
whose friends Judging from the
looks Of the enquirers must have
crossed "Jordan's icy current forty
or fifty years before Sherman set
his first torch to Atlanta or at least
20 years before Jeff Davis 10 his
flaming toga hi d from r chmond
TO IrvinvilIe. Georgia. particularly
unceremonious abou. the order or
even dignity of his departure. |
met ye terday Col. Lewis, ex-Sur-
veyo General of this port and the
acknowledged leader of his party of
this section. OF course he is n Re
publican aud right stalwart look
ing one at that, in the very prime
OF life and more aft able, high
spirited and truly kind of IN Al as
only the Republican parry can
breed and sustain. To show the
mirthtul and genial deposition OF
the man when turning over to his
successors Stephen Grover Cleve-
lands allies he says | shall say as
the Saviour said IL go bur shall
return again" OF course 10 man i-
40 insane as does not know Grover
is now serving at the same time bis
frs second, third and last terms.
Among the Younger generations OF
Georgia and our late fellow citizens
let me mention our genial friends
w Il Gainey and he ,rty Frederick
Ward OF Ole Mill, street -$ayan-
nahlans are the same selfish Savan-
nahians all the world over. We
did not lay fresh coat OF red paint
upon the town, but We expel fenced
ar much JOY at meeting and have
had a. much fun as II we did paint
her red. Messrs. Gainey and Ward
are leading men IN the labor organ
cations which act directly upon he
large capital invested in cotton.
Louisiana liz in the progressive age
in theee organizations are white
aud colored who q It to man TO
gether-the sequel the efore, i
short. capital mus bend. | was
going down town the other evening
and heard II Young laboring irish
man about rs years old invite his
friend n colored man az black rs
mortals can be painted. TO his Irish
lodge. | bought TO my-elf how !
would look in an Irish gathering OF
Washington Square or Bryan street.
This shows the spirit of New Or
eans.-
To retuGn to our Georgians |
have visited aud dined with friend
Carney and his excellent matron
Madam Anna. 10 them fine fam.
lily of children have been given. A
Young miss OF Ii now finishing her
course at the State University aud
M excellent pianist is the oldest.
the second n lad of Is is an APP
prentice to the brick mason trade.
the youngest Engenia named after
Mrs Engenia Aonroe Ford, of our
own city, wiIchIng, cute aud win
some little girl is the Youngest.
Mrs. Gainey looks more like sister
than mother to this beautiful fam
lily. Not a str4l d oi gray o. my
indication of age marks hen features
Louisiana has certainly agreed
with her. Gainey is the same Bill
Gainey with AS m,rch life. joIity and
sarcasm AS ever, though his hair j.
considerable graNer, vet in thar
frank and strongly marked face are
has nut dared to intrude. Ward the
very image OF lite and strength il
the same Fred. OF IS aud 10 He
has never looked better than he
does NOW. He Ia .Unn krn,un harn